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Any advice on guns in Illinois? Been a few years since I've been there. Still ok to keep it bagged and unloaded in the trunk, or does it have to be locked up? Anything like that? I'm just a Kansas farm boy so I try to keep it simple.

I asked this question a few years ago. Seems Baumin did a few back in the '80's and he had to offset the barrel as Warren insinuated. Would be prohibitively expensive vs a 627. It seems there is a place, in Florida I think, that will make cylinders to spec. Don't know if it oculd work to have one made in .38 Special and then trim an extractor star to fit? Even if it could be worked out it would probably still be too expensive compared to any of the 627's available in either .38 super or .357 magnum. Heck if you're going to use it for ICORE get a 327. One thing to remember about ICORE, the courses are supposed to be 6 round neutral. But those 2 extra shots still will allow you to pick up a missed steel or, god forbid, a "C"!

First thing is use a heavy duty Silicone Spray on the inside liner. That always helps slick things up. Careful with a torch, or even a hair dryer, you can easily scorch the outside. I got too aggressive with my old 008, or 007? can't remember which, and it left an ugly scar on it. But then I always passed it off as battle scars. Ya know when you run too close to the edge, your lible to get burnt, kind of thing.

I load all of my Revolver rounds on a Dillon 550. Never had much problems. If I have a batch of older cases with crud in the primer pocket and need to re seat them, cause I'm too lazy to clean the pocket, I've been using a Lee hand primer for 30 years. Got the deluxe shell holder kit and that comes in real handy. It's never given me any problems.

Where's all the big boys? Sam, Cliff, Bob, Matt, John...? How about others? So far there's 16 Revolver Competitors, and the match is filling up. Looks like a good one, better jump in! Where can a bunch of us Revo's meet for supper Saturday Night?

When I pick up the Revovler I just naturally flip open the cylinder and hold it in my weak hand. So that's the method I use. In the end I don't think it really matters much. You can loose so much time fumbling or losing focus that the actual mechanics are the least of the issues.

I used to hand seat, but "knock on wood", stopped doing it. I used to have a 4 1/2# action but upped it to 5 1/2+, feels better. If you run your thumb across the case head/primer and can feel a "dip" at the primer, you're good to go. If it feels flush or god forbid raised you need further work.

Tried locking my thumbs down, over, under and it just seems best to shoot it like my autos also. But then I have short fingers. One note I definitely place the palm of my off hand as far to the back of the grips as I can. That seems to help keep the thumb from getting toasted.

LiverCheese Sandwich and Gatorade! For a sugar spike, YOGO's.

Go get'em El Conquistador! Now what odd weapon haven't they used? BOOMERANGS! Noticing a lack of input from Cliff, are they taping the show already?

I don't have a Race Master, but it's similar to a CR Speed. They have shims to take out that movement, anything like that there? You might try contacting Angus Hobdell, he sells a lot of Double Alpha stuff and is usually willing to talk.

I have a 5" PC, it's not worth any extra. I bought it wanting the longer sight radius and a lighter balanced barrel. A buddy had a 4" JM, he had to have the cylinder holes polished it was so rough he couldn't eject anything. If you can find a standard 4", that would be the way to go.

I did that and put a thin wire tie around the bottom, so it clamps it down onto the belt. Of course you could get either a Speed-e-Rack from the Aysens or a North Mountain Carrier. Either work great, the speed e rack is a bit faster but less secure. The North Mountain is more versatile.

Nope, now there's only 4 spots left. Dave

You should run a Poll on it. I've tried but I seem to not have a dominant eye and an Astigmatism. So I shut one eye. Every time I've tried, once for a whole season, it was ugly. Would be ok for a part of a stage then totally miss targets because I see 2 of everything. If I slowed down enough to sort it out, I was way too slow. Speeding up kept aiming at the ghost. With 2 eyes open it did seem to help my Auto Reloads, but not enough to give up the points/speed on shooting. IF it works don't worry.

I use the Strong Hand Reload, handle the moonclips with my strong hand. I have fairly short fingers and the finger grooves have a tendnecy to catch wrong on my hands. Tried Miculek Grips with and without skateboard tape, but I just don't like the pounding they give the base of my thumb and don't like the gun twisting in my hand. Also tried the Hogues's with finger grooves and without. I'm now using the Hogue Rubber Grips with the finger grooves dremeled off and shaved down a bit on the sides and where the moonclip hits on ejection. With the Rubber grips smoothed down a bit it doesn't seem to be any worse than Wood grips, with skateboard tape. Common wisdom says if you switch hands during your reload you want a smooth slick grip, if you don't Rubber grips are good. FWIW I do switch hands and still use Rubber Grips.

Yeah, but you're not drinking scotch while you load ammo, Dave. Big difference. I gotta have the auto-indexing. You're quite lucky, I never acquired a taste for those "finer" things in life. But then I've also never been a high volume shooter, and I've been cutting back even more. If I shoot 200 rounds a week, outside of matches, it's a busy week. I used the Gator Bullets last year and liked them. They're just kind of a hassle to order. And they had a funky smell when fired, but they didn't lead and didn't smoke. Wait a minute, you better start doing some shooting if you're going to the World Shoot. You can't expect to keep up with Cliff in the elbow bending department, but you can whup up on him in the match.

Mike, don't scare the guy! fudd, use them up. The first thing to worry about is having fun and getting started. If you have a SDB it is a great machine, use it and don't fret. You put a pretty tight crimp on the Raniers didn't you? I've heard that's the usual problem with them, unless you try to push them over 1100f/s. I wondered if that wasn't what happened at the Nationals a few years back. But I was using GAP brass and a real heavy Roll Crimp, so I got what I deserved but didn't hurt anything. I actually don't like the auto indexing, I even take out the Auto Priming appartus on my 550, I like looking at every station/case keep hoping it will help my visual acuity! I know it's slower but I don't try to rush things and still get a pretty good output. The usual bottleneck is bullet seating and primer tube loading. Need to get one of those Primer Tube Filler Machines. Mike Have you tried Black Bullet Int'l Bullets? Thought about them just haven't yet.

Square Deal is just fine. Ranier 200 grain bullets are good for IPSC, ICORE & Steel, practice or matches. Load them light if you want for ICORE & Steel, say about 720f/s. Sometimes going too low will leave unburned powder granules in the chambers which can then get under the extractor and cause your action to get stiff. 4.0 grains of Clays gave me 740f/s in a 625. A Taper Crimp is fine, you may notice the bullets pull as you fire a cylinder full, this is normal don't sweat it. A Roll Crimp can also be used, finding a Roll Crimp Die for a .45ACP is a bit harder so my guess is you have a Taper from Dillon. Just remember not to get too aggressive with either crimp as the Plating on the Raniers can be punctured causing part of the plating to seperate when firing. If you use a Taper Crimp go between .465 to .469, with a Roll Crimp don't go below .462. Good Luck!

Good Luck Guys, it will definitely be an experience. Looks like that Carmoney guy is the rookie on the team too. The only question is can he take his Dremel with him? Maybe the issue of IPSC teams needs addressed in the upcoming elections? Could it be a way to increase participation in "other" Divisions?

You must have been preparing for, thinking of or just completed the classical USPSA Classifier 06-03 Can You Count. It's exactly as you shot it, well at least the five and five.

Make sure you seat the bullet with no crimping at one stage and crimp at another. You can get WC Seating Stem from Dillon also for their dies. I think it comes standard with .38/.357 Magnum Dies.

Actually I'd kind of like the idea of a .40 S&W Ruger GP100 or something similar, but then RN bullets are hard to find for a .40. Yep the .45 has so many logistical pluses it's hard to not want one. Kind of the chicken or the egg, not much need to make a Revo with little demand and no demand if there's no compelling interest. Until we have a big circuit or a populus movement towards a Revo (by the non shooting masses) there will be little new firearm entries and that leaves S&W with a lock and no reason to expand its activities in that area. Marketing always trumps desire. NOTE: It's the OPEN/LIMITED 10/REVOLVER Nationals this year.

Actually whenever you have a captive clientele it stifles competition. Why should S&W even worry about it when it's what every body already uses. I'd like to see a Ruger, Kimber or some other .45 Revolver in competition. Maybe a .40 caliber Ruger? If that would start who knows what could happen.

Mike, I agree with not wanting 6 round neutral nor dumbing down the Match. But, it looks as if the SS Nationals may be in the process of being changed. They are even going a Slot route for some of it this year. I didn't realize it lacked challenge in its present format. If Memphis could pull that one off, with USPSA sponsorship, it would be great. But I doubt if it will ever happen. The best that could be would to have it paired with something that doesn't pull away competitors. Yikes, isn't it the Open/Revo Nationals this year? That might be interesting.